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a lot has been made about the victories in new jersey and virginia. we had victories in new jersey and beijing for the republicans in 1993 -- in new jersey and virginia for the republicans in 1993. kay bailey hutchison -- we tend to forget some years later that was really attention-getting, a seat that had been in democratic hands for some time. we have totally forgotten this, but it was very significant, the victory of ronald lewis in kentucky of a seat that had been in democratic hands since reconstruction. a fairly obscure republican candidate won it, which led bill clinton, according to george stephanopoulos, to say, "it's nazi time out there." clinton was not as tolerant of dissent in private as he was in public. what other parallels do we have? lots. in 1994, you had an unpopular president. at this point, barack obama is doing slightly better than bill clinton was in early september of 1994. not by much. the trajectory, very broadly considered, is similar, starting off pretty high and going down. congressional approval is somewhere in the vicini
a lot has been made about the victories in new jersey and virginia. we had victories in new jersey and beijing for the republicans in 1993 -- in new jersey and virginia for the republicans in 1993. kay bailey hutchison -- we tend to forget some years later that was really attention-getting, a seat that had been in democratic hands for some time. we have totally forgotten this, but it was very significant, the victory of ronald lewis in kentucky of a seat that had been in democratic hands since...
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virginia takes in $260 million each year from liquor sales. to make up for lost revenues, the governor's plan would tax restaurants and bars that buy liquor directly from wholesalers instead of retailers. david englin is vice chairman of virginia's house democratic caucus. he says changing the system now is risky. >> at a time when the state can't even afford to mow the medians on the state highways, we can't afford to risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in perpetuity in state revenue for some up-front gain, which may or may not materialize to the extent the government proposes. >> reporter: virginia's not alone looking to exit the liquor biz, several of the 18 states that still control sales are considering similar moves to close budget gaps. garret peck studied liquor control for his book, "the prohibition hangover." he says privatizing state stores hasn't been a budget bonanza. >> a couple of states have moved over-- at least they have franchised their state control. iowa did that, maine did that, and what they've generally seen is
virginia takes in $260 million each year from liquor sales. to make up for lost revenues, the governor's plan would tax restaurants and bars that buy liquor directly from wholesalers instead of retailers. david englin is vice chairman of virginia's house democratic caucus. he says changing the system now is risky. >> at a time when the state can't even afford to mow the medians on the state highways, we can't afford to risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in perpetuity in state...
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president obama highlighted some of the new benefits at a backyard event in falls church, virginia, today. >> number one, paul already mentioned, the issue of lifetime limits. that is not going to be the rule anymore after tomorrow. if you've got a policy, you get sick, the insurance company covers you. number two, pre-existing conditions for children, children who have pre-existing conditions are going to be covered. number three, we're going to make sure that if young people don't have health insurance through their employer that they can stay on their parent's health insurance up to the age of 26. >> now, who the heck could be against all of that? well, there's an outfit called the republican party. now, this country was at war over health care for over a year. and now we're starting to see real-life results. >> i want to thank you, first of all. i have a son with entractable seizures and this bill will make a huge dmifrs our life personally. >> in march of this year i was diagnosed with high-grade stage 2 non-hodgkin's lymphoma. i'm feeling great. if it wasn't from this bill i probabl
president obama highlighted some of the new benefits at a backyard event in falls church, virginia, today. >> number one, paul already mentioned, the issue of lifetime limits. that is not going to be the rule anymore after tomorrow. if you've got a policy, you get sick, the insurance company covers you. number two, pre-existing conditions for children, children who have pre-existing conditions are going to be covered. number three, we're going to make sure that if young people don't have...
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mississippi follows that list topped by west virginia. virginia is seven knot the category. the survey is by mayors against illegal guns which is headed by new york mayor bloomberg. >>> today the district board of elections and ethics will start a manual audit of the unofficial results of the september 14th primary. the board drew slips of paper from a hat on friday to determine which races would be audited. when certification is complete the board will release the results of a forensic audit. >>> time for another "living $mart" report. the government may want to snoop on your e-mail. >> the obama administration wants to make it easier for the government to snoop on e-mail and internet communications. this is our of the new york times report. the white house plans to submit a bill next year that would require all on-line communication services to be technically equiped to comply with a wiretap order that would include encrypted e-mail like blackberry, facebook and direct communication services like skype. officials say terrorists and criminals are giving up their phones to c
mississippi follows that list topped by west virginia. virginia is seven knot the category. the survey is by mayors against illegal guns which is headed by new york mayor bloomberg. >>> today the district board of elections and ethics will start a manual audit of the unofficial results of the september 14th primary. the board drew slips of paper from a hat on friday to determine which races would be audited. when certification is complete the board will release the results of a...
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last week, a farmer in virginia. these farmers are dying. they have to die without receiving their settlement, but the senate needs to ask when they come back into session on september 13 and give us a real cloture vote for the black farmers, where we can get the votes so that black farmers can get their settlement. tavis: what has the obama administration said or done about this? >> i would like to see the administration do a little more to help the black farmers, by urging harry reid, and the majority to work together to get a bill out of the senate for the black farmers. a few weeks ago, there was a deal with senator blanche lincoln, where that group of farmers, and disaster payments, the administration put an administrative deal on the table for $1.50 million, and the black farmers went home for it -- with nothing. i would like to see the administration reach out to was an awful russ and administrative deal, the way they did that corporate farmers and the large scale white farmers before they went to recess. tavis: what is the response a
last week, a farmer in virginia. these farmers are dying. they have to die without receiving their settlement, but the senate needs to ask when they come back into session on september 13 and give us a real cloture vote for the black farmers, where we can get the votes so that black farmers can get their settlement. tavis: what has the obama administration said or done about this? >> i would like to see the administration do a little more to help the black farmers, by urging harry reid,...
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. >> when you look at the big change after obama, people look at the governor's race in virginia, they look at the governor's race in new jersey, and everybody said chris christie run in new jersey and bob mcdonnell won a big race. you want to talk to the folks who watch political movements in this country, you talk to karl rove or the folks who really watch politics. they will say the biggest election occurred in -- does anybody know? pennsylvania. does anybody know what happened in the pennsylvania in 2009? no, but it was the most important election. you go back and read the comments from some of these guys, they will talk about it because it was the most high- profile election. what happened in pennsylvania in 2009? we had seven or eight judicial races. we elect our judges, which is not a bad idea, by the way, given what went on here in iowa. we elect our judges. but like executive offices, these are not a very expensive campaign to spend $200,000, and like david said, name recognition is everything. people don't know the positions that these people hold. they are how people feel ab
. >> when you look at the big change after obama, people look at the governor's race in virginia, they look at the governor's race in new jersey, and everybody said chris christie run in new jersey and bob mcdonnell won a big race. you want to talk to the folks who watch political movements in this country, you talk to karl rove or the folks who really watch politics. they will say the biggest election occurred in -- does anybody know? pennsylvania. does anybody know what happened in the...
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we lost that shot, let's go to virginia. no problems to report on 395 here and the 14th street bridge. >> 6:22. thanks for waking up with us on this thursday morning. we will be right back. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> we have important news for parents this morning. there is a popular infant formula being recalled. abbott laboratories is recalling five million containers of similac powder. they say it may be contaminated with insect parts. it doesn't affect the liquid formulas. >> there is another half hour of "good morning washington." coming up, joaquin phoenix comes clean more than a career after the t
we lost that shot, let's go to virginia. no problems to report on 395 here and the 14th street bridge. >> 6:22. thanks for waking up with us on this thursday morning. we will be right back. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new...
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that flash flood watch continues west of the day and into northern virginia. there are still some showers in our region. for the most part, they have been coming up from the south. what we want to keep an eye on is that very heavy rain just to our south. you can see all of that yellow and orange to the south of us. that is moving in our general direction. it will likely cut at least parts of central and eastern maryland. more soggy weather on the way. >> thank you. our interactive radar can help you stay ahead of severe weather. go to wbaltv.com. in a deal that could lead to higher air fares across the country, southwest airlines announced they will spend billions of dollars to acquire airtran. >> it will expand southwest market. >> bwi has already -- is already considered a hub airports for southwest. despite the company says, will the deal hike fares? >> the talk to low-cost carriers announced monday that they plan to merge under the name and colors of southwest. dallas-based southwest airlines bought its competitor in a $3.4 billion deal. >> now that we hav
that flash flood watch continues west of the day and into northern virginia. there are still some showers in our region. for the most part, they have been coming up from the south. what we want to keep an eye on is that very heavy rain just to our south. you can see all of that yellow and orange to the south of us. that is moving in our general direction. it will likely cut at least parts of central and eastern maryland. more soggy weather on the way. >> thank you. our interactive radar...
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this is the first district of west virginia. where democratic state legislature mike oliverio faces mckinley. the big trend this season has been the wave of anti-incumbent sentiment. chief political correspondent carl can cameron reports oliverio has already taken down a political mini dynasty. >> he was the first challenger across the country to beat any incumbent this year. he ousted 28-year democratic house veteran alan malahan whose father held the seat for 20 years before him. the state lawmaker opposes abortion, gay marriage, healthcare reform, president cap-and-trade bill, stimulus spending. most of president obama and the democratic party agenda. >> i'm not going to washington to get in-step with the washington leaders. i'm going to washington to try to get the leaders in step with the american people. >> the republican nominee is millionaire businessman dave mckinley, former west virginia g.o.p. chairman and state lawmaker. he argues once in washington, oliverio will be a rubber stamp for obama-pelosi liberalism. >> the
this is the first district of west virginia. where democratic state legislature mike oliverio faces mckinley. the big trend this season has been the wave of anti-incumbent sentiment. chief political correspondent carl can cameron reports oliverio has already taken down a political mini dynasty. >> he was the first challenger across the country to beat any incumbent this year. he ousted 28-year democratic house veteran alan malahan whose father held the seat for 20 years before him. the...
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the police have identified the gunman, paul partis of arlington, virginia, he shot a doctor who treated his mother and then his mother and finally himself. christian schaefer is live at johns hopkins where the medical campus is trying to get back to normal. >> reporter: we're told that dr. david company wednesday is together better tonight. the incident happened shortly after 11:00 t morning and the only thing that might have prevented it would have been preventing paul par advertise from bringing that weapon into the hospital in the first place. don't expect to see widespread use of metal detectors here at johns hopkins. the frightening news came shortly after 11:00. >> sounded chaotic, no one knew what was going on. >> reporter: thousands of hospital employees told there had been a shooting on the 8-t floor of the medical building, they locked themselves in not knowing where the gunman might beheaded. >> it's scary just knowing that someone is on the outside on a rampage. with a gun in a hospital where we're supposed to be protected. >> we contacted our mother, she had to hang the pho
the police have identified the gunman, paul partis of arlington, virginia, he shot a doctor who treated his mother and then his mother and finally himself. christian schaefer is live at johns hopkins where the medical campus is trying to get back to normal. >> reporter: we're told that dr. david company wednesday is together better tonight. the incident happened shortly after 11:00 t morning and the only thing that might have prevented it would have been preventing paul par advertise from...
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obama stops in des moines iowa and richmond, virginia. >>> at the white house the administration faces a big staff shake-up, the latest may involve the chief of up the old gang at house. it's that time again, about two years into any president's first term and the staff starts heading for the exits. >> two years, people start to leave. they burn themselves out, they work very hard and have jobs they can't refuse on the outside. >> reporter: the chief of staff may leave as soon as next month to run for mayor of chicago. the big question, does the president look inside or outside to replace him. >> drawing the wagons around him or reaching out in which he's saying, hey, i think there are different ways to do it? >> reporter: defense secretary robert gates and national security adviser james jones are also expected to leave sometime next year. national economic council head larry summers going back to harvard. other members of the team peter orszag and christina romer are already gone. the senior adviser david axelrod will head home by spring. bill clinton changed chiefs of staff four tim
obama stops in des moines iowa and richmond, virginia. >>> at the white house the administration faces a big staff shake-up, the latest may involve the chief of up the old gang at house. it's that time again, about two years into any president's first term and the staff starts heading for the exits. >> two years, people start to leave. they burn themselves out, they work very hard and have jobs they can't refuse on the outside. >> reporter: the chief of staff may leave as...
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at a hardware store in suburban virginia, as the g.o.p. leaders talk about the specifics. what about this? >> everybody wants to be twith the folks, which is okay. the biggest thing that the document does not address is the fact that the national debt is now 100% of g.d.p. and rising. right? so they start talking about how they are going to cut spending. $100 billion, in the first year out of a deficit that is now $1.5 trillion. they are talking about cutting, freezing discretionary spending and discretionary spending represents 32% of the federal budget. 58% of the federal budget is mandatory. that is entitlement. that is medicare, social security, not a word, not a word about doing that. furthermore, they are going to extent all of the bush tax cuts. permanently. now they do not deal with how they are going to fill the hole. if they say well, we'll take in more revenue, you have to show it. i don't think the math adds up. >> bret: charles? >> mort is dismayed that republicans aren't suicidely promising entitlement with a month to go before election day. i'm not surprised
at a hardware store in suburban virginia, as the g.o.p. leaders talk about the specifics. what about this? >> everybody wants to be twith the folks, which is okay. the biggest thing that the document does not address is the fact that the national debt is now 100% of g.d.p. and rising. right? so they start talking about how they are going to cut spending. $100 billion, in the first year out of a deficit that is now $1.5 trillion. they are talking about cutting, freezing discretionary...
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look at the heavy rains through eastern north carolina and southeastern virginia. that's what's headed for the morning commute. we'll tighten up to close in view around the immediate metro area on the computer and we'll see moderate rain moving in from the metro area from the south. this is like a tropical conveyor belt, really. we'd like you to help sending them to the website, post on facebook or tweet, and go to twitter and please tag your tweets with dc flood and we'll put them on the air as soon as possible. overnight, rain and thunderstorms go into effect. lows of 60 and 65. i'll come back with breakdown of weather and rain fall amounts for your area. . >> down in alexander ria, crews are clearing drains hoping to clear the potential of high water. they've seen this sort of thing before. earlier tonight, trailer trucks loaded with sand bags made deposits at king and lee streets. meantime over in annapolis, the city is keeping a big eye on a aging dam. that 90-year-old dam's foundation is eroding and there are gaping cracks in the wall. regulators have deemed
look at the heavy rains through eastern north carolina and southeastern virginia. that's what's headed for the morning commute. we'll tighten up to close in view around the immediate metro area on the computer and we'll see moderate rain moving in from the metro area from the south. this is like a tropical conveyor belt, really. we'd like you to help sending them to the website, post on facebook or tweet, and go to twitter and please tag your tweets with dc flood and we'll put them on the air...
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he will also visit iowa and virginia. >>> more hot weather is expected in southern california today. on monday it was so hot the thermometers stopped working. the triple digit heat triggered numerous power outages and at one point last night, more than 30,000 customers were without electricity. kendis gibson has more on the record-breaking heat. >> reporter: downtown los angeles has never been this hot. the mercury shattered the city's all-time record, climbing to 113 degrees. >> it was like walking into an oven. the ground, you feel the heat through the shoes and the intensity. you could see the heat swells flowing off the asphalt. >> reporter: the usually hot temperatures have made to an unbearable start to autumn for southern california. >> ridiculous. the calendar's a liar. >> reporter: the thermometer at this construction site hit 90 degrees at 9:00 a.m. monday, which for kevin meant one thing. >> pretty hot. i mean, it can only get worse. >> reporter: ever since fall began, southern california has been in the grips of this heat wave. with temperatures averaging more than 20 deg
he will also visit iowa and virginia. >>> more hot weather is expected in southern california today. on monday it was so hot the thermometers stopped working. the triple digit heat triggered numerous power outages and at one point last night, more than 30,000 customers were without electricity. kendis gibson has more on the record-breaking heat. >> reporter: downtown los angeles has never been this hot. the mercury shattered the city's all-time record, climbing to 113 degrees....
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al awlaki was born in new mexico and lived in virginia until late 2001. no charges have been publicly filed against him. >>> freed american hiker sarah shourd is pinning her hopes on iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad to get her fiance and friend out of jail. she made her case yesterday in new york where ahmadinejad attended the u.n. general assembly. >> i just wanted to thank president ahmadinejad for this gesture of allowing my mother and i to meet with him and for the mothers of shane and josh to meet with his envoy. it was a very gracious gesture and a good meeting. for me to be able to talk to the president, something i've been waiting for a long time and i prayed for in prison. so it's a good feeling to tell him my story directly. so i'm thankful for this and hopeful it will make a difference for shane and josh. >> shourd says for now, her focus will be to push every minute for the release of her companions. >>> bishop eddie long is set to address the allegations himself tomorrow. the announcement comes just a day after a fourth young man filed a
al awlaki was born in new mexico and lived in virginia until late 2001. no charges have been publicly filed against him. >>> freed american hiker sarah shourd is pinning her hopes on iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad to get her fiance and friend out of jail. she made her case yesterday in new york where ahmadinejad attended the u.n. general assembly. >> i just wanted to thank president ahmadinejad for this gesture of allowing my mother and i to meet with him and for the...
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virginia department of education announced the program this morning at a school in southern virginia. >>> as par of nbc's week long focus n education this morning we'll sit down with superintendents of arlington public schools. this year the school system is dealing with another increase in enrollment. dr. patrick murphy joins us this morning to talk about the challenges facing educators and students all over the country right now but specifically in your area in the arlington county schools. welcome. >> good morning. >> tell us a little bit abou arlington, especially this announcement that just came out. your kids going to be getting the ipads to use >> yes. we're really excited about this. this is really some work we started back last spring and it's in relationship to a survey that we did because we were transitioning fromprint material text books to electronic text books. so we needed to see how we would bridge that transition. was our community ready for that. we did a survey and we found out how many kids have access at home, how many kids hae, you know, access to the internet o
virginia department of education announced the program this morning at a school in southern virginia. >>> as par of nbc's week long focus n education this morning we'll sit down with superintendents of arlington public schools. this year the school system is dealing with another increase in enrollment. dr. patrick murphy joins us this morning to talk about the challenges facing educators and students all over the country right now but specifically in your area in the arlington county...
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. >>> president obama took a trip to virginia today to highlight some of the changes that will take place tomorrow as a result of the healthcare overhaul. they include new coverage for preventive care. and the white house says the president is considering a broad group of candidates to replace outgoing economic advisor larry summers. summers plans to leave his post after the mid-term election. for more on the stories, visit foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment to, but first bret baier previews "special report." hi, bret. >> bret: coming up, breaking details about house republicans, roll-out of what is called a pledge to america. we have specifics. plus, war and politics. new book depicts a sharply divided obama administration. join me in 24 minutes for "special report" now. back to glenn. ♪ ♪ >> glenn: believe it or not, america, you are being manipulated every single day. it's what progressives do. they believe that you are stupid, you're homer simpson. and that be creating a crisis, they can manipulate homer in to, you know, doing what we want them to do. now, there are two w
. >>> president obama took a trip to virginia today to highlight some of the changes that will take place tomorrow as a result of the healthcare overhaul. they include new coverage for preventive care. and the white house says the president is considering a broad group of candidates to replace outgoing economic advisor larry summers. summers plans to leave his post after the mid-term election. for more on the stories, visit foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment to, but first bret...
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have you virginia and missouri. also, the funding's being attacked. i don't know how the courts are going to rule. but the funding aspect is being questioned. >> i'm not a lawyer. >> greta: quit bragging! >> but it's a dangerous precedent to allow the united states congress to mandate on you on what product or service have you to buy with your money. it's assumed we can tax and you spend the money. but we have never crossed that line in the commerce clause. >> greta: that's the one thing it wasn't called, a tax in court, and the lawyers are calling it a tax for the government to get it within the taxing power of the government. but the flip side plays games with the words as well. >> here's the problem with the individual mandate. first of all, it's a new penalty and a new mandate, which i believe to be unconstitutional. second, the way this is constructed, you don't have to buy insurance, pay a penalty if you are caught. the penalty, $695. so what logical consumer will buy insurance until they get sick. >> greta: it makes more sense economically to g
have you virginia and missouri. also, the funding's being attacked. i don't know how the courts are going to rule. but the funding aspect is being questioned. >> i'm not a lawyer. >> greta: quit bragging! >> but it's a dangerous precedent to allow the united states congress to mandate on you on what product or service have you to buy with your money. it's assumed we can tax and you spend the money. but we have never crossed that line in the commerce clause. >> greta:...
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we have leading edge of more rain pushing southeast and virginia. that will move up by this afternoon. and temperatures should climb into the low 70s. moderate to heavy rain tonight and into tomorrow morning many likely we'll have flooding this time tomorrow morning. flooding rains likely thursday, ending thursday night. drying out friday into the weekend. >>> tom, off we go. from the north country this morning, smooth sailing. very calm commute. just the way we le it along i-270 as we head from frederick to urbana, 118, germantown on down. no accidents or incidents to work about. travel lanes are open as well. let's head over to the wilson bridge, inner loop. oxen hill t alexander doing fine. moving along very nicely. eun? >> jerry, thank you. this is happening right now on 16th street in e columbia heights neighborhood. tracee wilkins is on the scene with the latest. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. i'm told by witnesses this was an incredibly graphic scene, violent scene for folks who saw whahappened to the people involved in
we have leading edge of more rain pushing southeast and virginia. that will move up by this afternoon. and temperatures should climb into the low 70s. moderate to heavy rain tonight and into tomorrow morning many likely we'll have flooding this time tomorrow morning. flooding rains likely thursday, ending thursday night. drying out friday into the weekend. >>> tom, off we go. from the north country this morning, smooth sailing. very calm commute. just the way we le it along i-270 as we...
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virginia avenue, the latest, 21st street and 25th at virginia avenue northwest. winds could gust up to 25 miles per hour right into tomorrow morning. tom? is. >> thanks so much, veronica. i appreciate that and we'll have this rain tapering off and ending by later tonight and tomorrow into the weekend will be drying out. barbara? >> thank you very much, tom. >>> let's go to pete about a road rescue. >> how are you >> tell us what's happening out there? >> well, we had one of our re units came up on a situation. it happens very often. in fact, the 1,000 block in northeast which is near the metro station there and rhode island avenue and we have some foding, localized flood iing. but, unfortunately, a couple vehicles apparently tried to drive througit or the water came up on them quickly. we have four or five vehicles stuck in the water. each of the vehicles' drivers and occupants needed some assistance getting out. kind of an active scene right now. everybody is out of the vehicles. everybody is to dry land, or at least out of the water. our emsersonnel have evalua
virginia avenue, the latest, 21st street and 25th at virginia avenue northwest. winds could gust up to 25 miles per hour right into tomorrow morning. tom? is. >> thanks so much, veronica. i appreciate that and we'll have this rain tapering off and ending by later tonight and tomorrow into the weekend will be drying out. barbara? >> thank you very much, tom. >>> let's go to pete about a road rescue. >> how are you >> tell us what's happening out there? >>...
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they have headquarters in norfolk, virginia. and democratic senator jim webb worried about job cuts, let the pentagon officials have it right between the eyes. have a listen. >> we did not have access, we didn't have an opportunity to provide input. in fact, on august 9, secretary lind, you called me 15 minutes before this decision was publicly announced. that's not the way to conduct a review. that has enormous implications to our defense and the community interest. it's called stiff arming. >> i appreciate you feel we have not shared as much information as you would like. the core issue is a disagreement on the reck men dapgs. this was not a business case analysis as some have described it. this is a military decision. >> there are no decisions of this magnitude that are military decisions. not in the united states. >> very unusual to see this level of tension erupt between pentagon officials. that was the number two man in the pentagon, bill lynn, and democrats especially on capitol hill. earlier today, some congressional lea
they have headquarters in norfolk, virginia. and democratic senator jim webb worried about job cuts, let the pentagon officials have it right between the eyes. have a listen. >> we did not have access, we didn't have an opportunity to provide input. in fact, on august 9, secretary lind, you called me 15 minutes before this decision was publicly announced. that's not the way to conduct a review. that has enormous implications to our defense and the community interest. it's called stiff...
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chester, west virginia -- gary, on the republican line, go ahead. caller: democrats took hold halfway through bush's administration. our biggest problem in our free trade is our agreement is especially, with communist china. they now make almost all of our shoes, and all the products we use to make. this is chargeable to clinton's administration. we were long due to a president of color, but not obama, who augmented signing -- siding with muslims, as one himself. caller: my question goes back into history, when personal property tax, or personal income tax was involved in 1913. at that time, the federal reserve was set up. prior to 1913, my question is how did the government operate, and where did their income come from? was it deficit spending or tax cuts -- tax cuts takes money out of the general fund, deficit borrowing adds interest. host: if you want to take part in this conversation, you can go to our twitter page. this viewer says -- host: will go to texas on the republican line. good morning. caller: i am curious why the media has not investi
chester, west virginia -- gary, on the republican line, go ahead. caller: democrats took hold halfway through bush's administration. our biggest problem in our free trade is our agreement is especially, with communist china. they now make almost all of our shoes, and all the products we use to make. this is chargeable to clinton's administration. we were long due to a president of color, but not obama, who augmented signing -- siding with muslims, as one himself. caller: my question goes back...
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it is home to university of virginia and his fellow -- monticello. it includes the cities of martinsville, danville, and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district fairly hard. martinsville has been hit extremely hard. unemployment topped 20%. it is bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. there is unemployment continuing to be a problem throughout the district. there have been a number of foreclosures, obviously. people who have their jobs are -- their pay has stagnated for the last several years. it is a big problem here. tom perriello is certainly a moderate democrat. on some of these big-ticket priorities of president obama and the democrats, he votes in favor -- things like health care reform, cap and trade, clean- energy, the economic stimulus. some people say he is a liberal democrat because he has supported the big-ticket items. on the other hand, he has broken with his party on some cases. he does not believe that the assault weapons ban should be reinvented. he is a strong believer in second amendment rights. he vote
it is home to university of virginia and his fellow -- monticello. it includes the cities of martinsville, danville, and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district fairly hard. martinsville has been hit extremely hard. unemployment topped 20%. it is bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. there is unemployment continuing to be a problem throughout the district. there have been a number of foreclosures, obviously. people who have their jobs are -- their pay has stagnated...
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the livestock exchange is a fixture in virginia. investigators a still trying to figure out what happened. this weekend will auction will go on as planned. >>> this morning europe is on high alertfter news of a terror plot against britain, france and germany. the eiffel tower has been evacuated twice in two weeks because of bomb threats. al qaeda is thought to be behind the threat which could involve mumbai-style commando aacks. the u.s. is involved. u.s. military is also stepping in. u.s. missile strikes in pakistan recently have been aimed at disrupting the plot. >>> right now former president jimmy carter is still at a cleveland hospital, doctors say it is purely precautionary. president carter began expericing stomach pains when he was flying to cleveland to promote his new book yesterday. today he is expected to be here in washington and hold a book signing at politics and pros. he is also speck expected to appear at the smithsonian tonight at george washington university. >>> a new polln the maryland governors race shows one c
the livestock exchange is a fixture in virginia. investigators a still trying to figure out what happened. this weekend will auction will go on as planned. >>> this morning europe is on high alertfter news of a terror plot against britain, france and germany. the eiffel tower has been evacuated twice in two weeks because of bomb threats. al qaeda is thought to be behind the threat which could involve mumbai-style commando aacks. the u.s. is involved. u.s. military is also stepping in....
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russ feingold down in double digits, west virginia, republican up by three points there. a lot of states that nobody thought was in play are now in play your prediction? >> seven or eight seats in the senate, 37 to 45 in the house, maybe as many as 55, i'm starting to move up on the number between that 37, 45 range. we are reaching a point where the democrats are pulling down their tv in arizona and phoenix congressman mitchell is in deep trouble. they have to cut advertising in places like ohio and pennsylvania where they are falling so far behind it is going to be a waste of resources. we got to keep this battlefield building and ing the republicans do, by making sure they got good candidates and message. looking good. >> sean: does it trouble that lisa murkowski is -- >> yeah. >> sean: castle won't endorse and charlie crist ran independent? >> crist is going to be beat badly. murkowski is going to embarrass herself. joe miller won fair and square for her to do this now is sad and pathetic end to a political career. i'm confident miller at the end is going to beat. my m
russ feingold down in double digits, west virginia, republican up by three points there. a lot of states that nobody thought was in play are now in play your prediction? >> seven or eight seats in the senate, 37 to 45 in the house, maybe as many as 55, i'm starting to move up on the number between that 37, 45 range. we are reaching a point where the democrats are pulling down their tv in arizona and phoenix congressman mitchell is in deep trouble. they have to cut advertising in places...
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a crash i-70 at el con city remains closed. 95, virginia. i have a series of wrecks between the stafford airport and the occoquan river bridge. you'll be able to me an ander through all of them. but add 307 minutes to your normal commute. >> lisa, thank you for the latest. sad, breaking news out of hollywood. mourning the death of an icon this morning, abc news has learned oscar-nominated actor tony curtis has died. details are not being released about his death. his real name was bernard schwarts, well known for his role in "some like it hot." his co-stars were marilyn monroe and jack lemmon. he is the father of actress jamie lee curtis. he was 85 years old. i think "some like it hot" was one of the best movies ever. hysterical. >> made more than 100 movies. >> on a lighter note. it's been getting a lot of attention. jon stuart's march on washington. he's gotten a stamp of approval by the white house. president obama said he was so called amused by the call for restoring sanity and yesterday website publisher airiana huffington said she wou
a crash i-70 at el con city remains closed. 95, virginia. i have a series of wrecks between the stafford airport and the occoquan river bridge. you'll be able to me an ander through all of them. but add 307 minutes to your normal commute. >> lisa, thank you for the latest. sad, breaking news out of hollywood. mourning the death of an icon this morning, abc news has learned oscar-nominated actor tony curtis has died. details are not being released about his death. his real name was bernard...
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also in virginia, 66 looking good no problems reported 50 to 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a faster trip just one of the many promises that amtrak is making to passengers. amtrak unveiled a plan that is so far reaching that it is even expected to make air travel less congested. the 0-year vision calls if a new set of track from boston to d.c. there would be hubs in new york, philly, baltimore and the district. the trip would be much shorter with trains rocketing at 220 miles per hour. new york to washington, 95 minutes instead of two hours and 42 minutes. through the projected increase in ridership would mean fewer people flying between the cities amtrak sevens. the catch is that the project is expected to cost $117 billion not a peppy is funded yet. >>> texting or talking while driving has been blamed for countless accidents i'm new study shows that cell phone bans might not help. researchs are study four states with bans. they found accidents went up in three of those states. the highway loss data institute doesn't know wh
also in virginia, 66 looking good no problems reported 50 to 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a faster trip just one of the many promises that amtrak is making to passengers. amtrak unveiled a plan that is so far reaching that it is even expected to make air travel less congested. the 0-year vision calls if a new set of track from boston to d.c. there would be hubs in new york, philly, baltimore and the district. the trip would be much shorter with trains...
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the president went to a backyard party in the virginia suburbs. he surrounded himself with people who have benefited from health care reform already. every bit the campaigner for a law that is still under Ñiattac. >> the issue of lifetime limits, that is not going to be the rule anymore after tomorrow. preexisting conditions for children, children who have preexisting conditions are going to be covered. if young people don't have health insurance through their employer, they can stay on their parents' health insurance up to the age of 26. >> now, if you want more details on what this health care plan can mean to you and what insurers are doing to get around this law, stay with us. >>> on capitol hill, there was star power today. that is actor kevin costner, back in front of congress talking about what he calls a slow and uncoordinated response to the bp oil spill. >> americans demand that this nightmare that continues to chase us into the 21st century be solved with real solutions. solutions that don't depend on dispersan dispersants, burning and
the president went to a backyard party in the virginia suburbs. he surrounded himself with people who have benefited from health care reform already. every bit the campaigner for a law that is still under Ñiattac. >> the issue of lifetime limits, that is not going to be the rule anymore after tomorrow. preexisting conditions for children, children who have preexisting conditions are going to be covered. if young people don't have health insurance through their employer, they can stay on...
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fabs tried to help but couldn't get inside because the fire was too intense. >>> virginia executed a woman last night, the first time that's been done in 98 years. 41-year-old teresa lewis died by lethal injection at the greensville correctional center in jarrett. the families of her victims attended the execution. lewis pled guilty to plotting the murders of her husband and stepson but her lawyers questioned her competence because of her low i. q. officials say she entered the death chamber on her own and apologized to the victim's sister. >> the execution of teresa lewis has been carried out in the manner as prescribed by the laws of the commonwealth of virginia. death was pronounced at 9:13 p.m. there were no complications. >> tonight the machinery of death in virginia extinguished the beautiful child-like and loving human spirit of teresa lewis. >> her lawyers say lewis was borderline mentally disabled and supporters claim she was a changed woman who her prisoners and religious songs, allison. >>> a police chase in district heights maryland ended if the district with shots fire.
fabs tried to help but couldn't get inside because the fire was too intense. >>> virginia executed a woman last night, the first time that's been done in 98 years. 41-year-old teresa lewis died by lethal injection at the greensville correctional center in jarrett. the families of her victims attended the execution. lewis pled guilty to plotting the murders of her husband and stepson but her lawyers questioned her competence because of her low i. q. officials say she entered the death...
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probably see flood advisories, and flash flooo warnings, advisories and watches, issued across parts of virginia, marylann, in to parts of tte delmarva into tomorrow. as the system pushes up out of the south. seeing them n the carolinas. on the watches and warnings map here. what is going on right now over the atmosphere. around us. area of lowwpressure ttat is what helped to bring the rain over the last couple of days. seen anywhere from an inch, inch and a half to 2 inches or more on parts of the state. on the eastern shore. especially over toward salisbury with heevy raans. ground saturate around the mid-atlantic and much of the and see the system ush northeast. following behind it is the next system. timing it out. we look attthe future ssan. looking at tomorrow. to gather. we may start out with sunshine. but through the mid afternoon. seeing the cloud cover thickening up. and system building up by the afternoon. just south of us. around dc. real rain moves in lateein the and it will be a mainly wednesday night, overnight, to thursday morning, thursday3 %-so tropical depression moves p the e
probably see flood advisories, and flash flooo warnings, advisories and watches, issued across parts of virginia, marylann, in to parts of tte delmarva into tomorrow. as the system pushes up out of the south. seeing them n the carolinas. on the watches and warnings map here. what is going on right now over the atmosphere. around us. area of lowwpressure ttat is what helped to bring the rain over the last couple of days. seen anywhere from an inch, inch and a half to 2 inches or more on parts of...
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>> reporter: the president marked the occasion in a northern virginia neighborhood today. his goal: to sell the six-month- old law to voters, six weeks before the mid-term elections. >> and so what we realized was we had to take some steps to start dealing with these underlying, chronic problems that have confronted our economy for a very long time. and health care was one of those issues that we could no longer ignore. so it was bankrupting families, companies and our government. so we said we have to take this on. >> reporter: at the same time, mr. obama acknowledged many americans still don't like or don't understand the new law and he said he's partly to blame. >> sometimes i... i fault myself for not having been able to make the case more clearly to... to the country. we spend-- each of us who have health insurance spend about a thousand dollars of our premiums on somebody else's care. >> reporter: in fact, the latest round of polling underscored that health care reform has yet to win strong support. a new associated press survey found 40% disapproved, while 30% appro
>> reporter: the president marked the occasion in a northern virginia neighborhood today. his goal: to sell the six-month- old law to voters, six weeks before the mid-term elections. >> and so what we realized was we had to take some steps to start dealing with these underlying, chronic problems that have confronted our economy for a very long time. and health care was one of those issues that we could no longer ignore. so it was bankrupting families, companies and our government....
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and just under 45,000 in virginia. nationwide, the median salary is $40,409. >>> as we have been telling you, today is national coffee day and a lot of us need that cup of java in the morning to get moving. jessica doyle is live in rockville, maryland helping people to start their day. >> good morning. i happen to be one of those people who needs a cup of coffee to get going in the morning an we have been bringing you trivia facts about our favorite bean this morning and here's another did you know. did you know how much coffee we drink in america? that's 400 million cups of coffee a day. the equivalent of 146 billion cups a year. that makes the united states the leading consumer of coffee in the world. coffee is second most traded commodity in the world. that's right behind oil. so let's say you take a decaf, you take it iced cappuccino, maybe a latte. so many ways to take coffee. matt brown is joining us right now. he's the vice president here. and we are making the perfect latte this morning. leslie is on the bar an
and just under 45,000 in virginia. nationwide, the median salary is $40,409. >>> as we have been telling you, today is national coffee day and a lot of us need that cup of java in the morning to get moving. jessica doyle is live in rockville, maryland helping people to start their day. >> good morning. i happen to be one of those people who needs a cup of coffee to get going in the morning an we have been bringing you trivia facts about our favorite bean this morning and here's...
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. >> reporter: the president visited a family in fairfax, virginia to talk about what more he'd like to do to help the economy and he later joined a larger group which included small business owners and john nicholas and nicole armstrong's back yard to explain what his economic policies have and have not accomplished so far. >> we've stopped the bleeding and stable is liilized the econ but the pace of improvement has not been where it needs to be. >> reporter: the president is trying to push the senate to pass a small business jobs bill which includes about 12 billion dollars in tax breaks and 30 billion dollars to encourage lending. which the treasury secretary says is what the struggling dmi needs. >> this bill will accomplish two big things, it will cut taxes for small businesses, it will make loans credit more available to small businesses. and it provides this boost for job creation without adding to our deficits. >> mr. obama says he could sign the bill into law if it were not for the republican leaders in the house and senate. >> we're still in this wrestling match with john b
. >> reporter: the president visited a family in fairfax, virginia to talk about what more he'd like to do to help the economy and he later joined a larger group which included small business owners and john nicholas and nicole armstrong's back yard to explain what his economic policies have and have not accomplished so far. >> we've stopped the bleeding and stable is liilized the econ but the pace of improvement has not been where it needs to be. >> reporter: the president is...
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obama campaign that was spent in the last cycle and, in a way, that did undercut his credibility host: virginia beach, mark, independent line. caller: i am starting to get involved in politics and things like that i am finding it hard to comprehend because you're saying you cannot talk reveal private investments that you are getting of millions and millions of dollars, but again, you owe so much money and [unintelligible] and the federal government goes and punishes because they've made their money probably and kept it to themselves. where are you getting all of this money from? host: michael, we've got your point. let me show the viewers the headline in "usa today." ehab line is that mid debt -- midterm campaign war chests are crammed. guest: we were looking at a billion dollars election cycle back in march and that was kind of a trajectory of spending in the elections of a last several cycles, not taking into account the fact that the recent decision could unleash a far more money in the election cycle. we were looking at a baseline spending, which would still be 30% above the previous midter
obama campaign that was spent in the last cycle and, in a way, that did undercut his credibility host: virginia beach, mark, independent line. caller: i am starting to get involved in politics and things like that i am finding it hard to comprehend because you're saying you cannot talk reveal private investments that you are getting of millions and millions of dollars, but again, you owe so much money and [unintelligible] and the federal government goes and punishes because they've made their...
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i like it like this. 90 northbound in virginia. that's our first camera. want to show that you everyone they're moving at speed out of fredericksburg. so making your way up towards the mixing bow. as we take it over to 395 headed northbound no problems to report out this way from the beltway towards shirleying ton. keep an eye on north capital street. everything nice and clear out here. looks like construction in the area is now gone and wrapping up the outer loop in maryland everything is all good out here. lanes wide open between 95 and the georgia avenue exit. back to you. >>> d.c. police officers have spent the night guarding huge piles of stuff. they're the belongings of a woman who was evicted from her apartment. 9news reporter kristin fisher joins us now with her story. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. so often we hear these stories of eviction and foreclosure taking place across the country but it's very rare to actually see somebody's personal struggle literally spread out on the sidewalk for all to see and that's unfortun
i like it like this. 90 northbound in virginia. that's our first camera. want to show that you everyone they're moving at speed out of fredericksburg. so making your way up towards the mixing bow. as we take it over to 395 headed northbound no problems to report out this way from the beltway towards shirleying ton. keep an eye on north capital street. everything nice and clear out here. looks like construction in the area is now gone and wrapping up the outer loop in maryland everything is all...
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. >> that a really good point this a book written by a catholic from wips business, a jew from virginia, a baptist from california. basically saying we understand that when the american people entrusted us in the majority we dropped the ball and messed up. we spent too much money. we were not good at the wards of the taxpayers and we have to own up for that and we can't let it happen again. and what we are trying to do is go out around america and recruit people to come to congress not to make congress a career but to come and advance a cause. and the cause that we are asking these new recruits around arica runninging for congress is to help us get this country back on track. to advance the principless of economic liberty and fiscal conservatism. these are the things we need to do. and if we are entrusted with a majority again we have to be who we say we are. that is the problem. we committed the biggest sin of them all in politics, hypocrisy. they ran as fiscal conservatives but we didn't necessarily govern like this. >> rose: during the eight years of the bush administration. >> the p
. >> that a really good point this a book written by a catholic from wips business, a jew from virginia, a baptist from california. basically saying we understand that when the american people entrusted us in the majority we dropped the ball and messed up. we spent too much money. we were not good at the wards of the taxpayers and we have to own up for that and we can't let it happen again. and what we are trying to do is go out around america and recruit people to come to congress not to...
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in five years was put to death last night in virginia. teresa lewis had been convicted for arranging the murders of her husband and stepson to get the insurance money. activists argued lewis was not intelligent enough to carry out such a plot. in her last words lewis apologized for the crime. >>> president obama has private meetings with world leaders in new york today as his u.n. visit wraps up. >> the president focused on the mideast during a major address yesterday but before another leader made remarks that were controversial, some people left the room. t.j. winick has more from the u.n. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. the morning session here at the united nations really belongs to president obama, oke f1 ohifor e tsionge to iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad, who also spoke about peace but struck a much f. president obama called on world leaders to support the israeli/palestinian pea just weeks after the administration relaunched direct talks between the two sides. >> if an agreement is not reached,
in five years was put to death last night in virginia. teresa lewis had been convicted for arranging the murders of her husband and stepson to get the insurance money. activists argued lewis was not intelligent enough to carry out such a plot. in her last words lewis apologized for the crime. >>> president obama has private meetings with world leaders in new york today as his u.n. visit wraps up. >> the president focused on the mideast during a major address yesterday but before...